Ste. Flore, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Flore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,932. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912993. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.618°N, 72.768°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Flore had a population of 1,932: 990 male and 942 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 365 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,268 |
| 1891 | 1,932 |
| 1911 | 2,541 |
| 1921 | 3,413 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Flore, 1881 (65.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand’Mère, Village, 1901 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Flore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,932 total population, 990 males, 942 females, 645 married persons, 336 families, 323 married females, 322 married males, 51 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,236 single persons under 18, 653 single males under 18, 583 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,932 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 277 occupied houses, 276 houses, 276 houses built of wood, 209 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 3 rooms, 67 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 1 room, 13 houses under construction, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,278 acres of land in farms, 23,249 bushels of oats, 19,582 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,357 pounds of homemade butter, 16,205 bushels of potatoes, 10,696 acres of improved land in farms, 7,779 acres of farmland under crops, 4,451 bushels of buckwheat, 2,893 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,175 acres of oats, 2,023 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,010 acres of hay crops, 1,932 chickens, 1,876 bushels of turnips, 1,771 bushels of peas, 1,689 tons of hay, 1,145 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 989 sheep, 950 bushels of spring wheat, 796 bushels of barley, 524 sheep slaughtered or sold, 521 milk cows, 453 swine, 426 other cattle, 397 bushels of corn, 312 swine slaughtered or sold, 274 horses aged over 3 years, 255 occupants of farms, 250 farm occupants who own their land, 204 cattle killed or sold, 155 acres of wheat, 149 acres of potatoes, 138 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 101 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 acres of barley, 75 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 bushels of beans, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 other fowl, 18 acres of turnips, 18 oxen, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 bushels of rye, 11 geese, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 turkeys, 2 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093008_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912993
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ste. Flore, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flore-qc146006-1891/.